Governance of Vertical and Horizontal Fiscal Relations. Three Essays on Intermunicipal Cooperation and Public Sector Incentives

Frédéric Blaeschke

ISBN 10: 373699026X / ISBN 13: 9783736990265

Published by Cuvillier, 2015

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Governance of Vertical and Horizontal Fiscal Relations. Three Essays on Intermunicipal Cooperation and Public Sector Incentives | Frédéric Blaeschke | Taschenbuch | 204 S. | Englisch | 2015 | Cuvillier | EAN 9783736990265 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Cuvillier Verlag, Nonnenstieg 8, 37075 Göttingen, info[at]cuvillier[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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• Title: Governance of Vertical and Horizontal Fiscal Relations. Three Essays on Intermunicipal Cooperation and Public Sector Incentives
• Publisher: Cuvillier
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 373699026X
• ISBN 13: 9783736990265
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 12D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 271 grams
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This dissertation makes three contributions on local governance issues and public sector reforms. First, it explores a trade-off in the incentive effects induced by competitive funding schemes such as performance-budgeting or conditional grants. Using a game theoretical model, it is shown how efficiency enhancing effects and wasteful window-dressing incentives affect social welfare. The model derives important normative conclusions for the design of such funding schemes and discusses the advantages and drawbacks of different performance measures. Two empirical studies address the determinants and efficiency effects of intermunicipal cooperation among Hessian municipalities. Using survey data from Hessian municipalities, the author assesses how different municipal characteristics affect the occurrence of intermunicipal cooperation in labor-intensive administration services. The study places an emphasis on neighborhood specific factors. Using data from the municipal wastewater sector, the third study investigates efficiency effects of intermunicipal cooperation. The results from a nonparametric approach of efficiency analysis reveal that especially small municipalities may benefit from cooperation whereas medium-sized municipalities operate at efficient scale. It is likely, that X-inefficiencies and transaction costs outweigh cooperation gains from scale.